Alpharetta GA

ATLANTA - A former Douglas County probate judge has filed a lawsuit against the City of Atlanta and a police officer, alleging excessive force during her 2024 arrest outside a Buckhead nightclub, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution. What we know:. According to the complaint, Christina Peterson was taken into...

SNELLVILLE, Ga. — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured early Sunday after a police chase ended in a crash in Snellville, authorities said. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a trooper was called around 2:35 a.m. to assist Snellville Police with a single-vehicle crash at Scenic Highway and...

A judge granted the former DeKalb County Schools superintendent bond Monday would not let him return home after he was accused of strangling his wife.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person was injured Sunday while trying to save human remains from a fire that destroyed Cook Brothers Funeral Directors and Cremations. Blake Cook, a cousin of the funeral home owner, was treated for smoke inhalation and minor injuries at Grady Memorial Hospital...

When the driver didn’t return home, his family reported him missing to police.

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's governor said last Wednesday that he wants to spend $1.8 billion to unclog one of traffic-choked Atlanta's notorious chokepoints on the

Dean Horace Griffiths, 45, of Marietta, is accused of molesting a three-year-old on Dec. 27, 2025, at 8 a.m. at a Marietta residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. The girl had to go to a forensic medical exam and speak with a counselor, according to the warrant. Griffiths is...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. – A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon during an officer-involved shooting outside a Walmart in Chamblee, prompting an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on January 15 at the Walmart located at 1871 Chamblee Tucker Road....

A crash in Cherokee County has shut down I-75 North in Cherokee County early Monday.

EVANS COUNTY, Ga. – A 50-year-old Claxton man is in critical condition after shooting himself during an attempted arrest at his home Friday evening, according to investigators. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident at the request of the Evans County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said...